Garment hanger



April 28, 1931. E. c. PERKINS 1,802,777

GARMENT HANGER Filed March 21, 1930 Patented Apr. 28, 1931 i EDWIN C.PERKINS, F NEVJ HAVEN, CONNECTICUT GARMENT Application filed March 21,

This invention relates to an improvement in garment nangers andparticularly to garment hangers which provide a support in hich thehanger may be placed, preparatory to placing a garment thereon, and fromwhich support the hanger may be removed and suspended, the object beinga simple and convenient arrangement of parts particularly adapting thedevice for use in closets and other contracted spaces, and the inventionconsists in the construction as hereinafter described and particularlyrecited in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a face view of agarment hanger constructed in accordance withmy invention particularly adapted for trousers;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the trousershanger, detached;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the garment-hanger plate asconnected with a coat-hanger.

In carrying out my invention, I employ a bracket-plate 5 struck up fromsheet-metal and alfixed to a panel-board 6, or the device may be applieddirectly to the inner face of a closet door, or to a wall, or whereverdesired.

The ends 7 and 8 of the plate are turned out ward, forming ears, whichare formed with horizontal slots 9. The garment hanger comprises a plate10 corresponding in thickness to the width of the slots 9, and its upperedge is partially cut away, leaving a hook 11.

At each end of the cut-away portion the metal is turned inward, forminglugs 12 adapted to engage with the inner walls of the ends 7 and 8, sothat when the plate is entered into the slots 9, the lugs will engagethe inner walls of the ends, and thus prevent transverse movement of theplate. For supporting trousers, spring-clips 13 will be attached to eachend of the plate, beyond the ends 7 and 8. Attached to the panel 6, orbelow the bracket-plate 5, is a wire suspension-loop 14 upon which thegarment hangers may be suspended.

In use, a hanger is connected with the bracket as above described and isin position HANGER 1930. Serial No. 437,745.

to have the bottoms of a pair of trousers inserted between the clips 13.When so inserted, the hanger is removed from the bracket and hooked ontothe suspension-loop ll, from which the trousers may be removed by adownward pull when desired, and after the trousers have been removed,the hanger will again be mounted on the bracket, ready for thereplacement of the garment.

For use as a coat or other garment hanger, the clips 13 may be omittedand a plate 16, like the plate 10, connected with a bowed coat hanger15. lhe plate16 will have a hook 17 like the hook 10, and lugs 18 likeand for the same purpose as the lugs 12, as indicated in Fig. 5 of thedrawings.

In either event, the garment hanger is supported in position to receivea garment and then removed and suspended on the loop 14.

I claim:

1. A garment hanger comprising a bracket having forwardly-extendedslotted ends, a plate adapted to be entered horizontally into said slotsand formed with a hook by which the plate may be suspended, and meansconnected with the ends of the plate for supporting a garment.

2. An article of the class specified, consisting ofhorizontally-arranged bracket having outwardly-extending ends, the saidends formed with horizontally-arranged slots, a garment hangercomprising a plate adapted to be entered into said slots, the upper edgeof the plate cut away, forming a hook by which the plate may besuspended, and means connected with the ends of the plate for supportinga garment.

3. An article of the class specified, consistoi? a horizontally-arrangedbracket having outwardly-extending ends, the said ends formed withhorizontally-arranged slots, a garment hanger comprising a plate adaptedto be entered into said slots, the upper edge of the plate cut away,forming a hook by which the plate may be suspended, and a clip connectedwith each end of the plate for supporting a garment.

4. An article of the class specified, consisting of ahorizontally-arranged bracket having outwardly extending ends, the said100 specification.

EDWIN C. PERKINS.

